Cigar holder



March 23 1926. 1,577,448

J. R. CARDWELL CIGAR HOLDER Filed May 23 1923 fnyenom: jig? 8. 40 J 18620 68204922 Patented Mar. .23, 1926.

warren sra'ra JAMES R. CARDWELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CIGAR HOLDER.

Application filed May 23, 1923. Serial No. 640,904.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES R. CAnDwnLL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Holders, of which the following is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to cigar holders and has for its object to provide means for retaining a cigar in the holder, and maintaining a air-tight joint between the cigar and the walls of the socket, without requiring objectionable pressure on the butt of the cigar.

Further objects of the invention will become apparent as the description is read in connection with the drawings illustrat-' ing selected embodiments of the invention, and which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred from of cigar holder with the cigar held in place therein;

Fig. 2 is a slightly modified form including a fulcrum element for the resilient arms;

Fig. 3 shows a further modified form in which the resilient arms are differently constructed;

Fig. 4 is a further modified form in which the grippingjaws and their supports are made from wire;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the jaws and arms removed from the body of the cigar holder;

Figs. 6 and 7 are side elevations of further modifications, and

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along the axes of the pins 39 and l0, shown in Fig. 6.

Cigar holders usually take a form somewhat like that illustrated at 10, in Fig. 1, and include a bit 11, and a head 12, provided with a tapered socket 18, which communicates to the bit by a relatively constricted passage 14.

In the nature of things, it is desirable to have only a small part of the cigar located within the holder and because of this the center of gravity of the cigar is a considerable distance from the end of the holder, which gives to the weight of the cigar a considerable leverage tending to rotate it about the points of contact between the butt and the socket and thereby displace the cigar. To prevent this, it is necessary to force the butt of the cigar very tightly into the socket, which results in so much compression as to interfere with the free drawing and thereby, to a great extent, vitiates the enjoyment of the smoke.

According to my invention, the cigar holder is equipped with a plurality of gripping jaws 15 and 16, locatedrin advance of the head of the cigar holder and serving to grip the cigar and retain it in proper relation to the socket, without objectionable pressure either at the point of grasp or at the point of contact with the socket.

In the preferred form, shown in Fig. 1, the jaws are carried by resilient arms 17 and 18, which have their inner ends secured to the body of the cigar holder by screws, or the like, 19.

The point of grasp of the jaws 15 and 16,

being in advance of thenormal point of the engagement with the socket, the leverage of the cigar is reduced, and two points of support are provided, separated sufliciently to lock the cigar against rotary movement, which has heretofore disengaged it from the socket. Thus, the grippers, in conjunction with the bore of the socket, will hold the cigar securely in place and preserve a proper seal between the wrapper and the wall of the socket, without placing sufficient pressure on the cigar at any point, to interfere with the free movement of the smoke.

Preferably thearms 17, 18, are bowed, as indicated at 20. By grasping these bowed portions and pressing them toward the body portion of the cigar holder, the

portions 21 will act as moving fulcra and the jaws 15 and 16 will be caused to separate and to move to the right in the figure away from the end of the cigar holder body. If a cigar isinserted while the jaws are in this condition, upon release of the bowed portions 20, the jaws 15 and 16 will take hold of the cigar and move it rearwardly toward the socket, thus tending to seat it so as to form a perfect seal between the socket and the wrapper. Furthermore, all during the use of the holder with the cigar, the aws continue an inward pressure tending to maintain a proper seal.

The particular construction of the arms 17 and 18 is not essential and there are many ways of making them so that by a simple operation the gripping jaws are made to open and move away from the socket and upon being released they will grip the cigar and urge it into the socket.

In Fig. 2 there is shown a similar construction in which a ring or frame 22 has been added which may be secured to the arms 17 and 18 to form a fulcrum support for them. The operation is substantially the same as with Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a simple construction in which the arms 23 and 24 are not equipped with bows like that shown at in Figs. 1, and 2, but are bowed slightly for most of their length. This form has less tendency to draw the cigar into the socket and is not so conveniently opened, but makes a very satisfactory construction for a cigar holder.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the gripping jaws 25 and 26 together with the arms 27 and 28 are made of suitable wire which also forms the ring portions 29 and 30 that may seat in a notch or a groove in the body of the holder, as indicated at 31 in Fig. 4:. Preferably the ring portions 29 and 30 are substantially half the circumference of the holder and are integral with the separate strands of wire 32 and 33 which form the arms 27 and 28, and are looped to make the gripping jaws 25 and 26. The strands 32 and 33 can be soldered or otherwise secured together and will have sufiicient resilience both to close the gripping jaws on the cigar and to close the ring portions 29 and 30 on the body of the holder.

In 6 the gri oping aws 35 and 36 are carried by relatively rigid arms 37 and 38 pivoted on pins 39 and 10 carried by the band members ll and 1-2 which are secured to the holder proper by screws or the like 4C3. Helical springs 4E4: and 4:5 serve to normally close the gripping jaws on the cigar and the ends of the arms 37 and 38 beyond the hinges or pivots form finger portions 16 and 4:? which may be depressed inwardly to swing the aws apart when a cigar is to be inserted or discharged.

In Fig. 7 the jaws 48 and 1-9 are carried by yielding arms 50 and 51 fixed to the holder at 52 and 53, and a ring 5a is slidable forwardly from the position indicated in the drawing to close the jaws 48 and 19 on the cigar and hold them with such pressure as the individual requirements may make desirable. To prevent the ring from escaping over the bit 55 the ends of the bit arms 50 and 51 may be turned as indicated at and 57, or a pin 58 may be provided to project into its path.

From the foregoing it will be clear that the invention provides means for effectually retaining a cigar in a cigar holder with a proper seal between the wrapper and the walls of the socket without requiring such pressure as would interfere with the free drawing of the cigar. At the same time the cigar can be easily inserted and removed and the cigar holder is not rendered awkward, heavy or objectionable to carry in the pocket. The grippers and other parts may be made of any suitable material and embellished or adorned to suit individual conditions.

In the foregoing disclosure I have used words and drawings in a descriptive rather than a limiting sense and I wish to obtain protection commensurate with the invention and limited only by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a cigar holder, at body portion having a socket to receive a cigar and means on the body portion to grip the cigar and urge it into the socket.

2. In a cigar holder, a body portion having a socket to receive a cigar, grippers adjacent to the socket and means connected with the grippers for moving them together to grip a cigar and afterward urging the grippers and the cigar toward the socket.

3. In a cigar holder, a body portion having a socket, grippers adjacent to the socket, arms carrying the grippers, means for supporting the arms on the body portion and means independent of the supporting means for causing the arms to fulcrum on the body portion and move the grippers outwardly and apart.

6L. In a cigar holder, a body portion having a socket, grippers adjacent to the socket beyond the body portion and arms connected with the body portion and the grippers and adapted to fulcrum between the grippers and the connection with the body portion. 5. In a cigar holder, a body portion having a socket, grippers adjacent to the socket beyond the body portion, resilient bowed arms mounted on the body portion and connected with the grippers and means between the ends of the arms to form fulcra therefor.

6. In a cigar holder, a body portion having a socket, grippers adjacent to the socket beyond the body portion, arms mounted on the body portion at their rear ends and carrying the grippers at their front ends, the rear portion of the arms being bowed outwardly and intermediate portions of the arms being arranged to contact with the body portion when the bowed portions are pressed inwardly.

JAMES R. GARDIVELL. 

